On this date in weather history... In 2012, a rare consolidation of a strong mid and upper level trough in the polar jet with a tropical hurricane named Sandy resulted in a historic snow storm for the month of October. The parent low pressure moved northwest from southern New Jersey on the evening of the 29th, across northern Delaware, and into south central Pennsylvania by dawn on the 30th. The main event began in the West Virginia mountain counties around midday on the 29th. The brunt of the storm occurred overnight on the 29th and through the day on the 30th. Highly elevation dependent snow accumulations of 1 to 3 feet accumulated from Raleigh County on north, through Fayette, Nicholas, Webster, Upshur, Randolph, Tucker, Preston and western Pocahontas and Grant Counties. Snow depths were even greater off the warm autumn ground. For example, a few 4 foot measurements were made off of picnic tables and wooded decks. Lesser amounts fell in other counties. The wet snow brought down, or bent, trees and large branches onto power lines. Widespread and prolonged power electric outages were the main public impact for this rare storm.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:00:50 +0000
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